A picture REALLY is worth a thousand words. A revelation that increased my writing output & quality

George Wright · 08-14-2009, 11:35 AM

Hi Warriors,

How many times have we heard the old saying, "A picture is worth a thousand words."

I've always believed this and yet the impact of what hit me at 1AM this morning sent my head spinning.

You see, I've always interpreted this to mean that you can replace 1,000 words with one picture.

I was putting the finishing touches on my current project. I wrote a few words about a certain point I was making and inserted a picture to make the point clear.

Well, after inserting the picture I started writing again to give a little more details on the picture. At first it was just a caption for the picture then one thought inspired by the picture led to another thought and more words.

By the time I wrote more and more about the picture I got a little frustrated with my self because I thought, "I've described this so much now I really don't need that picture after all."

Instead of replacing 1,000 words with one picture, I replaced one picture with 1,000 words.

Then it hit me like a bolt of lightening. A picture really is worth a thousand words, and after all as article writers we don't use pictures at all, Words are the content that is king!

Just to make sure it wasn't a fluke I went to another picture and started to describe it. My goal this time was to purposely write such a vivid description that I could leave the picture out without detracting from my eBook.

IT WORKED.

Of course, I'll leave pictures in my eBooks to break the monotony of words only, however, I've just found another use for pictures. Inspiration for more words.

"A picture is worth a thousand words" has just taken on a completely new meaning for me.

George Wright

ss442 · 08-14-2009, 12:16 PM

"Good post George". I use a lot of photos on my blog that help to explain what I'm talking about and I think it has helped get my posts indexed quickly.

I think this works well with authority sites. I know I did one a while back and it showed up within a single day.

Ed

Adway · 08-14-2009, 12:22 PM

Wow. Great way to use a picture. Never thought of it that way, and probably never would have

.... Nice find.

pbennett · 08-14-2009, 12:56 PM

I blog about chocolate and I've found that going to fotolia.com and putting in "chocolate" returns a LOT of ideas.

bryan1812 · 08-14-2009, 12:59 PM

i find google finds my pictures before anything else and we have had great success with pictures on some of our sites, especially the soccer related ones as i guess people want to see pictures.

rapidscc · 08-14-2009, 01:03 PM

this is a good tip. If this thing works for everybody all we have to do to find inspiration is to look for pictures available for the niche we're writing.

I'll have to test this myself..

Thanks George, You'll always be Wright! :-)

Omar

Steven Carl Kelly · 08-14-2009, 02:44 PM

Actually George, due to the economic downturn, I'm sorry to report that a picture is now only worth 874 words.

08-14-2009, 11:35 AM	#1
George Wright You R GREAT if you are A War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Shakey/Sunny CA, USA. Posts: 6,842 Blog Entries: 31 Thanks: 3,033 Thanked 1,931 Times in 778 Posts	A picture REALLY is worth a thousand words. A revelation that increased my writing output & quality Hi Warriors, How many times have we heard the old saying, "A picture is worth a thousand words." I've always believed this and yet the impact of what hit me at 1AM this morning sent my head spinning. You see, I've always interpreted this to mean that you can replace 1,000 words with one picture. I was putting the finishing touches on my current project. I wrote a few words about a certain point I was making and inserted a picture to make the point clear. Well, after inserting the picture I started writing again to give a little more details on the picture. At first it was just a caption for the picture then one thought inspired by the picture led to another thought and more words. By the time I wrote more and more about the picture I got a little frustrated with my self because I thought, "I've described this so much now I really don't need that picture after all." Instead of replacing 1,000 words with one picture, I replaced one picture with 1,000 words. Then it hit me like a bolt of lightening. A picture really is worth a thousand words, and after all as article writers we don't use pictures at all, Words are the content that is king! Just to make sure it wasn't a fluke I went to another picture and started to describe it. My goal this time was to purposely write such a vivid description that I could leave the picture out without detracting from my eBook. IT WORKED. Of course, I'll leave pictures in my eBooks to break the monotony of words only, however, I've just found another use for pictures. Inspiration for more words. "A picture is worth a thousand words" has just taken on a completely new meaning for me. George Wright

08-14-2009, 12:16 PM	#2
ss442 HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Flower Mound, TX Posts: 226 Thanks: 15 Thanked 29 Times in 21 Posts	Re: A picture REALLY is worth a thousand words. A revelation that increased my writing output & qual "Good post George". I use a lot of photos on my blog that help to explain what I'm talking about and I think it has helped get my posts indexed quickly. I think this works well with authority sites. I know I did one a while back and it showed up within a single day. Ed
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Adway HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In California Posts: 331 Thanks: 54 Thanked 58 Times in 43 Posts	Re: A picture REALLY is worth a thousand words. A revelation that increased my writing output & qual Wow. Great way to use a picture. Never thought of it that way, and probably never would have .... Nice find.

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pbennett HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 195 Thanks: 179 Thanked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Re: A picture REALLY is worth a thousand words. A revelation that increased my writing output & qual I blog about chocolate and I've found that going to fotolia.com and putting in "chocolate" returns a LOT of ideas.
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bryan1812 Warrior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: A picture REALLY is worth a thousand words. A revelation that increased my writing output & qual i find google finds my pictures before anything else and we have had great success with pictures on some of our sites, especially the soccer related ones as i guess people want to see pictures.
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rapidscc Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sunny Philippines Posts: 1,678 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 462 Thanked 213 Times in 164 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: A picture REALLY is worth a thousand words. A revelation that increased my writing output & qual this is a good tip. If this thing works for everybody all we have to do to find inspiration is to look for pictures available for the niche we're writing. I'll have to test this myself.. Thanks George, You'll always be Wright! :-) Omar
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Steven Carl Kelly Trust Christ Alone War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Central Florida Posts: 3,014 Thanks: 63 Thanked 808 Times in 392 Posts	Re: A picture REALLY is worth a thousand words. A revelation that increased my writing output & qual Actually George, due to the economic downturn, I'm sorry to report that a picture is now only worth 874 words.
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